Brassiere



Oct. 2, 1956 M. J. KAUFMAN BRASSIERE Filed Aug. l. 1952 INVENTOR.

United States Patent O BRASSIERE Max J. Kaufmann, New York, N. Y.

Application August 1, 1952, Serial N0. 302,155

1 Claim. (C1. 242) The object cf the present invention is to proyide a brassiere which will, with simple construction, prdvide more adequate and controlled conforming action as to the brassiere cups.

The characteristic cf the invention as to its preferred forrn, is the rovision of alternate inelastic and elastic sections of the cup so controlled that the sections may be of an initial area to conform With the breasts of a given size and at the same time have such yielding and conforming characteristics as to adapt the brassicre to a considerably larger variation in said size between the stated size and a larger rated size, and this with comfort and adequate support.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation, partly broken away showing a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a modified form of the invention.

In the embodiment shown, all elements that are unnecessary to the invention have been eliminated for the purpose of clarity. The structure is shown as embodying two cups which are separated by a connecting and vertically extending band 1, which is secured to a base band 2 which preferably is of elastic material. The outer cup fabric is seamed at each side to a back band 3 (only the left back band being shown), and as customary, the cup and back band may be suspended from the shoulders of the wearer by shoulder straps indicated at 4.

In the embodiment of Fig. 1, each cup consists of four fabric sections. The lower and outermost section 5 of each cup is formed with freely extendable, two-way stretch elastic fabric. Also the inner top section 6 of each cup is formed of the same or similar freely stretchable elastic fabric. 011 the other hand, the lower innermost section of each cup, shown at 7 is of substantially inelastic fabric. Likewise, the upper and outer sections 8 are formed of substantially inelastic fabric.

In the action cf the brassiere, the sections 7 and 8 ICC provide fi1m substantially inelastic support, yet the distance between their spaced side edges may be increased by the elasticity of the sections 5 and 6. Such action is quite distinct from that provided by an all-over elastic cup.

In the modified form of the invention, illustrated in Fig. 2, the frame-work structure is the same as that shown in Fig. 1. However, the two upper sections 9 of each cup are of substantially inelastic material, whereas the two lower sections 10 of each cup are of freely extensible elastic fabric. In the action 0f the said modification, the upper section of the cup may freely rise through the give and free elasticity cf the 1ower area of the cup and at wthe same -time the entire upper area of each cup maintains its smooth breast conformation which is highly desired. Likewise, the lower section 0f each cup may expand laterally whilst under some restraint by the substantially inelastic characteristic of the upper cup area.

It will be understood that the form of the embodiment illustrated in the drawings may bc varied. For example, the number of sections in each cup may be changed, and the elements connecting the cups and completing the brassiere structure may be varied widely from those illustrated in the drawings.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

A brassiere consisting of a base band, back band, two cups and means separating the cups and consisting of a vertically extending fabric area, each cup comprising a plurality of quadrant circle triangular sections seamed together, alternate sections being formed of freely elastic two-way stretch fabric, and alternate sections complementary to said elastic sections being of relatively non-elastic fabric, each cup having two of said sections adjacent the fabric separating the cups, the lowermost of said two sections being composed of a relatively inelastic fabric and the uppermost cf said two sections being composed of freely-elastic fabric.

References Cited in the file cf this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2211549 Semons Aug. 13, 1940 2,278332 Rasch Mar. 31, 1942 2328Q673 Rasch Sept. 7, 1943 2411462 Plehn Nov. 19, 1946 2517287 Corbeil Aug. 1, 1950 2560706 Spitalnik July 17, 1951 2651,779 Schaumer Sept. 15, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 666,907 Germany Oct. 31, 1938 

